[punster]

Quite often, the criminal or the criminal's family will try to sue the intended victime. It does seem that when the criminal fails, in the attempt to steal the victim's money by burlary/home invasion, they hire a shyster lawyer to steal the money using the court system.

[Truth29]

Alternate reality version: The victim wigs out from mental anguish, shoots and kills the shyster lawyer, the crook's sleazy wife, and finishes the job on the burglar. He is then tried and acquitted by reason of temporary insanity and his expenses are paid by the state victim compensation fund.